点评:Fascinating. Treasures include the Low Ham Mosaic from 4th Century Britain. Once the floor of a bathhouse, the 14ft square tiles depict the myth of Dido and Aenas. Dido Queen of Carthage, fell for Aenas a Trojan warrior who washed up on her shores but was later abandoned when he left to fulfill his destiny of founding Rome. It was discovered in the 1930's by a farmer burying a dead sheep. There is also the Chew Valley Hoard, some 2,584 silver pennies from c. 1066-68, probably buried for safekeeping after the Norman Conquest, and exhibits relating to Bloody Judge Jeffreys, a name to be reviled through history for his barbaric treatment of the supporters of the Monmouth Rebellion. One major quibble. I would love to have bought some postcards of these and other prize exhibits, but none available.
翻译:引人入胜。珍宝包括来自4世纪英国的Low Ham马赛克。这些14英尺见方的瓷砖曾是澡堂的地板,描绘了狄多和埃涅阿斯的神话。迦太基女王狄多爱上了特洛伊战士埃涅阿斯,埃涅阿斯被冲到她的海岸上,但后来埃涅阿斯离开去完成建立罗马的使命,于是被抛弃。它是在20世纪30年代,一位农民在埋葬一只死羊时发现的。此外,还有丘谷宝藏,约2584枚银便士,大约来自1066-68年,可能是在诺曼征服后为了安全起见埋藏起来的;以及与血腥法官杰弗里斯有关的展品,这个名字因其对蒙茅斯叛乱支持者的野蛮对待而在历史上遭到唾弃。一个主要的争论点。我很想买一些这些和其他珍贵展品的明信片,但没有了。